Labour, general education department projects included in Kerala’s 100-day action plan
The Hindu
Twenty-three projects of the Labour department to the tune of ₹58.09 crore have been included in the 100-day action plan of the State government in connection with its second anniversary celebrations.
Twenty-three projects of the Labour Department to the tune of ₹58.09 crore have been included in the 100-day action plan of the State Government in connection with its second anniversary celebrations.
These include a comprehensive management system for inter-State migrant workers that collects details on migrant workers and brings activities of other departments related to migrant workers under a single umbrella, Minister for General Education and Labour V. Sivankutty said at a press conference here on Saturday.
A mobile app called Athithi App too would be brought out. Eight ESI dispensaries will be inaugurated. Skill centres would be launched in Thiruvananthapuram and Pathanamthitta to promote skill development at the local level. The Thozhil Seva mobile app will be launched to address various problems related to the headload sector.
Navashakti 2023 will be implemented to transform the headload worker community by training select number of them, providing them uniform and safety equipment. Computerisation and e-office would be implemented in welfare boards to make their functioning more effective.
A private job portal under the government would be launched for private sector employers to report job opportunities and for job aspirants to utilise them.
Remote Sensing Enabled Online Chemical Emergency Response System (ROCERS) will be implemented to warn residents living near hazardous process industries and disaster management authorities using geosocial technology through mobile app and without it.
In the General Education sector, 35 projects to the tune of ₹480.09 crore have been included in the action plan.
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